Timelies all!
Mr. S was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Now to establish routines and boundaries. (Not doing so well on that re: the Switch today)
I got my drivers' licence renewed today. Also did the weekly grocery run, so I have adulted.
I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne, and you'd beg me to hurt you just a little bit more.
Fuffy ,'Storyteller'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sheryl - Mar 21, 2026 5:56:11 pm PDT #12065 of 12321
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
kat - Mar 21, 2026 7:55:32 pm PDT #12066 of 12321
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie
Hey Sumi! So nice to see your words!
Calli, sending jobma your way.
It's so hot today that I'm all about couch rotting.
lisah - Mar 22, 2026 6:29:45 am PDT #12067 of 12321
Punishingly Intricate
Everything crossed for you, Calli!!
meara - Mar 22, 2026 10:17:47 am PDT #12068 of 12321
Good luck Calli! And good luck making it to a test center or having results that your chosen schools will accept, Shir!!
I enjoyed Project Hail Mary but felt like the book was better for most of the space/science bits. Either it was more believable when not seeing it, or it was more spelled out and less hand-wavey (even if scientifically I’m sure it made no sense). But it was already really long so I guess they didn’t have time to spell more of it out!
Laura - Mar 22, 2026 10:25:02 am PDT #12069 of 12321
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, the movie captured the book's emotions well, but the book was filled with so much sciencey goodness.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 22, 2026 2:36:30 pm PDT #12070 of 12321
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
There was a fair bit of stuff in the movie that I raised an eyebrow at for the science, but it definitely hits in the feels. Dr. Grace and Rocky are both intensely charming in it. Apparently Gosling heard people who were talking about having chemistry with a block of concrete as a metaphor and said "challenge accepted."
JenP - Mar 22, 2026 4:29:52 pm PDT #12071 of 12321
Yah, those are my thoughts, too, Matt. I can already tell it'll be a comfort movie for me, and I like having the book in my head to help with the hardwavy. I think I may get the audiobook for fun. Trifetca!
Jessica - Mar 22, 2026 6:13:43 pm PDT #12072 of 12321
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Project Hail Mary did not work at all for me, but I'm glad others are getting joy out of it.
dcp - Mar 22, 2026 6:22:17 pm PDT #12073 of 12321
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I bounced off the book Project Hail Mary in a way that I did not on The Martian. Quit about a third of the way through. (Which is ironic, based on what I remember of the story.)
I'm not sure why it didn't appeal to me. Perhaps I changed too much in the intervening time.
I'll give the movie version of Project Hail Mary a try when it becomes available on streaming. But I won't go to a movie theater, or pay movie theater prices for it.
Trudy Booth - Mar 23, 2026 7:06:37 am PDT #12074 of 12321
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Sumiiiiiiii!!!!!!
If Christian colonialism taught me anything, it's that we're on the right path to Buffista island and need more following. And maybe an army.
::dusts off pink gingham::